inclination
/ˌɪn.klɪˈneɪ.ʃən/ nom C2En français : inclination
- A physical tilt or bend. · The inclination of his head increased and he awoke with a start.
- A slant or slope. · The road up to the house had a steep inclination.
- A tendency. · His inclination to drink escalated to alcoholism.
- The angle of intersection of a reference plane. · The astronomer calculated the inclination of the equator or ecliptic of Earth and the orbital planes of each visible heavenly body.· Artillery must take account of a weapon's precise inclination.
Pluriel inclinations
Dans la bibliothèque
But if it be only a slight, thin sort of inclination, I am convinced that one good sonnet will starve it entirely away.”
“Do you not feel a great inclination, Miss Bennet, to seize such an opportunity of dancing a reel?”
But Elizabeth, who had not the least inclination to remain with them, laughingly answered,--
“Nothing so easy, if you have but the inclination,” said Elizabeth.
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